Patents by Inventor Peter W. Friedrich

Peter W. Friedrich has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5542577
    Abstract: A vessel support and plate which allows the user to carry a plate, napkin, and drinking vessel in one hand. The assembly includes a drinking vessel support member, a napkin holding member, a plate member and a means to grasp the assembly. The vessel support member has a recess to receive the base of a drinking vessel. This recess has a mouth extending from its periphery to its center, allowing the supporting member to cradle stemware by its bowl, with the stem suspended therefrom. A tilted grip member attached to the plate allows the user to hold the device with minimal effort. A bulge cooperating with the grip member on the bottom surface of the plate allows the user to comfortably cradle the plate in the palm of the hand. The assembly further includes a member to detachably receive a napkin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 6, 1996
    Inventor: Peter W. Friedrich
  • Patent number: 5361932
    Abstract: A vessel support and plate which allows the user to carry a plate, napkin, and drinking vessel in one hand. The assembly includes a drinking vessel support member [23], a napkin holding member [25], a plate member [22] and a mechanism to grasp the assembly [24]. The vessel support member [23] has a recess [60] to receive the base of a drinking vessel [95, 97]. This recess has a mouth [63] extending from its periphery to its center [66], allowing the supporting member to cradle stemware by its bowl, with the stem suspended therefrom. A tilted grip member [24] attached to the plate allows the user to hold the device with minimal effort. A bulge [46] cooperating with the grip member on the bottom surface [44] of the plate allows the user to comfortably cradle the plate in the palm of the hand. The assembly further includes a member to detachably receive a napkin [25].
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1992
    Date of Patent: November 8, 1994
    Inventor: Peter W. Friedrich
  • Patent number: 4848615
    Abstract: A tamper-proof closure for a container having a discharge opening at one end and a wall member spanning the opening, inter-engaging locking between the skirt of the cap and the container opening, a tab projecting radially outwardly from the skirt registerable with a recess or gap in a radially outwardly directed flange of the container which it normally overlies, a fracturable tear band portion including inter-locking to prevent relative rotation of the closure and container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: The West Company
    Inventor: Peter W. Friedrich
  • Patent number: 4768682
    Abstract: A child-resistant dropper closure container combination comprising a container having a finish at its discharge end including a plurality of locking fingers spaced apart to define a series of circumferentially spaced channels and having keeper slots, a cap having an annular top and a depending skirt and a plurality of locking lugs circumferentially spaced on the interior of the skirt and a dropper assembly mounted in the cap including a flexible biasing flange engageable with the container finish and the interior of the cap to normally bias the cap in a direction to retain it in a locked position wherein the lugs engage in the keeper slots and permitting axial and rotational movement of the cap relative to the container to align the locking lugs with the channels for removal purposes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 6, 1988
    Assignee: The West Company
    Inventor: Peter W. Friedrich